Tailor&#39;s square.



UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

GIUSEPPE ADAMO, OF PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

TAILORS SQUARE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters `laterd: No. 710,399, dated October 7, 1902. Application filed July 19. 1902. Serial No. 116.265. (No model.)

T0 all whom, it muy concern:

Be it known that I, GIUSEPPE ADAMO, a citizen of the United States,- residing at Philadelphia, county of Philadelphia, and State of Pennsylvania, have invented acertain new and useful Improvement in Tailors Squares, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in tailors squares, and has for its object to provide a marking instrument which may be converted into either a square or a straight-edge and is provided with separate sections having curved edges for the purpose of marking out the equal curves of garments. 1

Vit-h these ends in view this invention consists in the details of construction and combination of elements hereinafter set forth and then specifically designated by the claims.

In order that those skilled in the art to which this invention appertaius may understand how to make and use the same, the construction and operation will now be described in detail, referring to the accompanying drawings,forming a part of this specification, in whichi Figure l is a plan view of my improvement arranged in the form of a square; Fig. 2, an edge view of my invention folded; Fig. 3, an edge view of Fig. l.

My device is made up of three sect-ions A, B, and C. The section A consists of two similar strips, and the section B is secured at one end between these strips by means of` the setscrews D, and when the device is put in the form of a square the section C is placed at right angles to the section A between the two strips forming said section and secured in this right-angle position by means of the setscrew E and also by means of the bar F,which is pivoted at one end to one of the strips of the section A, as indicated at F', and is secured at the other end to the section C by a set-screw F2. This bar F not only acts as a brace, but its primary use is to furnish a curved edge for the proper marking out of the curved line forming the armhole of garments. The outer edge of this bar F is formed with the proper curve and may be used on any size armholes by simply moving the square one way or the other.

Ylines in Fig. l.

G is an arm pivoted to one of the strips of the section A, and both edges G and G/ are formed with different curves, so that this arm may be used for describing different curves in cutting out the garment. This apparatus is designed especially for use on ladies tailor-made garments, and the curves furnished by the arm G are used for cutting the curves of the different sections'of the garment at the waist-line, or the arm G may be used for marking out curves in any other portion of the garment to which said curves are applicable. The upper surfaces of all three sections of the device are marked with graduations representing inches and fractions of the inch, and the device maybe utilized as a straight-edge by removing the screws E and F2 and swinging. the section O outward upon the pi vot H into alinement with the other two sections, and the bar F and arm G may be swung out of sight in between the two strips of the section A, as shown in dotted The whole device may be folded in a comparatively small space by removing the screw F2 and folding the bar F and arm G in between the two strips of the section A, as shown in dotted lines in Fig. l, then removing the screw E and swinging the section C inward upon the pivot H between the two strips of the section A, so that it lies above the bar F and the arm G, and then by removing the screws D and swinging the section B upon the pivot I inward between the two strips of the section A,so that said section B will lie above the section C, the whole device will be folded, as shown in Fig. 2, and only be as long as the length represented by the section A. Thus the device may be carried in the pocket from one place to the other when desired.

Of course I do not wish to be limited to the eXact construction here shown, as slight modications could be made without departing from the spirit of my invention.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new and useful isl. In a device of the character described, three straight sections pivoted together at their ends, the middle section composed of two strips, the end sections being pivoted between said strips, set-screws for holding one IOO of the end sections in alinement with the middle section, a bar pivoted at one end of one ofthe strips of the middle section, and removably secured to the other end strip, this bar adapted to answer the double purpose of forming a brace so as to hold the device in the form of a square, and also to form a pattern for cutting out garments by the curvature of its outer edge, and an arm pivoted to one of the strips of the middle section, the edges of said arms being formed upon a curve so as to form a pattern for cutting out sections of garments, as and for the purpose specified.

2. A device of the character described consisting of three sections pivoted together at their ends, the middle section composed of two strips, the end sections being pivoted between said strips, the outer surface of each of the sections being provided with graduations, set-screws D for holding one of the end sections in alinement with the middle section, a set-screw E for the purpose of holding the other end section at a right angle with the other section so as to form a square, a bar pivoted at one end to the inside surface of one of the strips of the middle section and removably secured at its other end to the right-angle end section,the outer edge of said bar being curved so as to form a pattern for marking garments previous to the cutting of the same, and an arm pivoted to the inside surface of one of the strips of the middle section, the edges of said arm 'being formed upon curves so as to furnish a pattern for the marking of garments previous to cutting, as set forth.

3. In a device of the character described consisting of three straight sections, the middle section being composed of two strips, the end sections being pivoted at their ends to the ends of the middle section in between the two strips, set-screws adapted to hold all of the sections in alinement with one another, or to hold one of the end sections at right angles to the other sections, a bar pivoted at one end to the inside face of one of the strips of the middle section, a set-screw adapted to pass through the right-angle section and also through the bar, the outer edge of said bar being formed upon a predetermined curve, an arm pivoted at one end to the inner face of one of the strips of the middle section, the edges of said arm being formed upon predetermined curves, the bar and arm adapted to be folded in between the strips of the middle section, and the two end sections also adapted to be folded in between the two strips of the middle section by the removal of the set-screw which normally secured the same, as and for the purpose specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto affixed my signature in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

GIUSEPPE ADAMO.

Witnesses:

L. D. HEINRICHS, L. W. MORRISON. 

